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Holmsey – Hurrah for Bob – at last he’s come good!

Carole Dennett Sep 20, 2020

I knew it would happen eventually, he just needed time. Patience is a virtue we’re told, although like most humans,…

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Who’s making up some of these new rules – Capt Mainwaring?

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The episode of Dad’s Army last Saturday had eerie echoes of our current predicament. The wonderfully pompous Captain Mainwaring took…

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Let’s pray this isn’t a hopeless cause

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Someone pinch me, this can’t be real can it? I guess a majority of us stopped believing God is responsible…

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We need to support each other

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‘Previous generations had to go to war, we’re being asked to sit on the sofa’ A murder of crows, a…

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We will weather this latest crisis – Just Keep Calm and Carry On!

Isle of Wight Observer Mar 13, 2020

‘Until now, I’ve resisted, but I’m now starting to panic about panic buying, so who should I call?’ ‘What’s goin’…

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